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Referee collapses during high school football game, dies

A high school football referee collapses and later dies during a game at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton.

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Updated: 6:02 PM EDT Aug 26, 2013

Referee collapses during high school football game, dies

A high school football referee collapses and later dies during a game at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton.

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WEBVTT WELL-KNOWN PALM BEACH COUNTYHIGH SCHOOL REFEREE WHO DIEDFRIDAY NIGHT ON THE SIDELINESIS BEING REMEMBERED. THE73 YEAR OLD BELLE GLADE MANDEDICATED NEARLY HALF OF HISLIFE TO WORKING WITH STUDENTATHLETES. AND THOSE WHO KNEWAND LOVED HIM PLAN TO HONORHIS THIS WEEK.ANGELA ROZIERJOINS US LIVE IN WELLINGTONWITH WHAT'S IN STORE.ANGELA?JERRY LOHMANN LOVED BEINGOUTDOORS ... HERE ON A PLAYINGFIELD, ENJOYING A GAME,SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN.ANDEVEN THOUGH HE IS NO LONGERAROUND... THOSE WHO KNOW ANDLOVED HIM SAY HE WILL BEMISSED BECAUSE HE TOUCHED SOMANY YOUNG LIVES.0-1011:40JERRY LOHMANN DIDN'T LET HISAGE STOP HIM FROM DOING WHATHE LOVED.THE 73 YEAR OLDFATHER AND GRANDFATHER LOVEDBEING A REFEREE AND HE ENJOYEDWORKING WITH STUDENT ATHLETES.TODAY IS THE FIRST DAYSTUDENTS RETURNED TO THECLASSROOM HERE AT OLYMPICHEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN BOCARATON SINCE HIS PASSING.LOHMANN COLLAPSED FRIDAY NIGHTWHILE ON THE SIDELINE OF THESCHOOLS FOOTBALL FIELD AS THEYPLAYED WELLINGTON HIGH.OFFICIALS SAY LOHMANN SUFFEREDAN APPARENT HEART ATTACK ANDWAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITALWHERE HE LATER DIED.LOHMANN'S COLLEAGUES WITH THEEAST COAST FOOTBALL OFFICIALSASSOCIATION, WHICH PROVIDESOFFICIATING FOR HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL IN PALM BEACH COUNTY,STILL CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S GONE.HE WAS A REFEREE AND UMPIREFOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. HISSON SAYS IT HAS RUBBED OFF ONTHE FAMILY...HE ALSO COACHESHIS CHILD'S SOCCER TEAM HEREIN WELLINGTON. A MEMORIALSERVICE FOR LOHMANN IS PLANNEDFOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THEGLADES DAY SCHOOL IN BELLEGLADES.LOHMANN WAS ACTUALLY ACERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT ANDSPORTS WAS HIS OTHER JOB.ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT YOU COULDFIND HIM HERE ON THE FIELD INWELLINGTON AND IN OTHER PARTSOF PALM BEACH COUNTY. HEWILL HONORED AND REMEMBEREDWEDNESDAY NIGHT AT GLADES DAYSCHOOL IN BELLE GLADE.LIVE IN WELLINGTON, ANGELAROZIER, WPBF 25 NEWS.

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Referee collapses during high school football game, dies

A high school football referee collapses and later dies during a game at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton.